Wild animals are being hunted by local government employees in an effort to reduce crop damage and the number of animals prowling populated areas. The "civil service hunters" are targeting monkeys, bears, deer, wild boars, foxes, and other animals. The public servants are being trained in the use of rifles in order to obtain hunting
The little monkey that has caused so much trouble in Tokyo since August has now been running loose for 101 days. The last reported sighting of the Japanese macaque was on Nov. 6 in Itabashi, Tokyo. The adventuresome wild monkey first appeared in Tokyo’s Shibuya train station the morning of Aug. 20. The lone simian
A wild monkey has been loose in Tokyo for three months. On Aug. 20 the Japanese macaque appeared in Shibuya station in Tokyo. Morning rush hour commuters cleared a path for more than 30 net-carrying cops who arrived to capture the ape. The monkey, then perched atop a ceiling-mounted timetable display, calmly watched the police
Macaques Encircle City A wild monkey that appeared in Shibuya station in Tokyo on August 20, 2008 and escaped into the city, may now have a partner. A TV station in Tokyo reports more than one monkey is loose in the Tokyo metropolitan area. On November 6, TBS-TV Evening 5 news in Tokyo reported a
Shibuya Monkey Timeline On August 20, 2008, a macaque monkey ran wild in Shibuya train station in Tokyo. Startled commuters watched as police failed to catch the monkey. TV crews were able to video the monkey chase through the station. The macaque escaped into the city. Video of the chase was broadcast on TV stations
The Tokyo Shibuya monkey continues to elude police capture. The macaque monkey in the city was discovered at Shibuya train station August 20, 2008. Morning rush hour commuters snapped cell phone photos as the monkey led police on a wild chase through the station. The monkey outsmarted the cops, and fled into the city. On
Tokyo’s favorite macaque monkey has eluded police for one month. The monkey first appeared August 20, 2008, during morning rush hour at Tokyo’s Shibuya train station. The monkey escaped capture and dashed out of the station. Since then, it has been spotted several times. On September 5, police said the monkey is likely surviving on
Our Favorite Monkey On The Run According to an Associated Press September 5, 2008 report, the Shibuya macaque has been loose for "nearly a month"…"since it showed up on city streets a few weeks ago." As of September 5, the monkey in the city has actually been avoiding capture only 16 days. And it showed
Maka-Waii returns to Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, August 27 and defies police efforts to catch him. photo illustration: Lets Japan Monkey eludes net-wielding police at a Tokyo station; Memorial To Monkey Who Got Away
Scenes From The Future TOKYO, MAY 17, 2022 (LJ) – A statue of the rogue Japanese macaque monkey befriended by many in Tokyo, was unveiled today at Shibuya station in Tokyo. Nicknamed Maka-Waii, (hat borrower) the female macaque first appeared unattended at Shibuya station in Tokyo on August 20, 2008. After a chase through the
